Ways to Experience the Total Solar Eclipse
August 21st
2:47 PM
Ways to Experience the Total
Eclipse
Saturday August 19th: 10
am & 2 pm: Eclipse Presentations - Dr. Laura Penny, College of Charleston
Astronomer; 11
am & 1 pm: Kids Activity - Making Eclipse Viewers; Astronomer on-site with viewing equipment; Eclipse glasses for purchase
Monday August 21st: 6
am: Garris Landing gate opens for parking accessibility; Eclipse glasses for purchase
8
am: Sewee Center opens for parking and facilities; Astronomer on-site with viewing equipment; Kids Activity - Making Eclipse Viewers Eclipse glasses for purchase
Totality at the Sewee Visitor Center is 2m30s
It's been 99 years since a total solar eclipse crossed the transcontinental United States. It's the first total solar eclipse visible from the southeastern U.S. since the solar eclipse of March 7, 1970.
Limited parking will be available
Gates will close at the Sewee Visitor Center and Garris Landing when parking areas fill to capacity
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2017